Gunnison, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81231
Gunnison County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 715
- 4,399/sq mi
National ZIP placement
Gunnison has 715 residents, placing it in the 24th percentile of the 32,959 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 4,399 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 81231 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
ZIP code 81231 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado, home to just 715 residents across 0.2 square miles, a density of 4,399 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 81231, but per-capita income is -. The ACS does not publish both hardship measures for this ZIP, so the income figures above should be read without inferring a full local economic picture. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Education and household profile round out the picture: - of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is -, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Gunnison County, so 81231 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 81231, Gunnison, CO · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
715
Population
0.2
Area (sq mi)
4,399
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 81231, employing approximately 37 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,328,000.
4
Businesses
37
Employees
$1.3M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 81231 vs 81230 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81230 | Gunnison, CO | 9,075 | 8.9 mi |